1911-2006

She was my grandmother and she gave me my dad. She taught me there are many ways to love others and myself. She taught me to be a lady when it counted and dressing to the nine's would always be "in." She showed me when someone is funny to laugh out loud until you cried. She taught me to be observant and look beyond the obvious. With my grandmother, taking a chance always paid off and "bingo" was a word we should shout everyday. She would dress up in costumes to make her friends laugh and these events were not saved for just Halloween.

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Born October 25, 1912 in Seattle. She passed away on August 23, 2006 in Shoreline. Kathryn was raised in Ballard and also graduated from Ballard High School. After graduation, she attended Seattle Business College. She was working at Lafferty's drugstore as a soda jerk and met her future husband, Leonard Wick a lifetime resident of Ballard. They married in August of 1934, together they had three children: Leonard, Herbert and Karen.

Kathryn has been an active member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Ballard for 80 years.

Born March 7, 1911 in Malmo, Sweden and passed away on July 16, 2006 in Seattle, Washington. She immigrated to Washington as an infant and was raised on a chicken ranch in Bellingham. In 1934 Astrid married Norman J. Haugland in Bellingham. They were married over 39 years until his passing in 1973. Astrid was well known for her oil paintings of boats and landscapes and was also a wonderful gardener, well known for her raspberries and flowers. Astrid was active in several organizations such as: St.

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Kenneth D. Godsey, age 64, of Seattle Washington, passed away June 18, 2006. Ken was born on May 4, 1942 in Whitley City, Kentucky to Rufus and Susie Godsey.

Ken was a veteran of the United States Navy. For the past 25 years, he was actively involved with the Salmon Bay Eagles Club.

He is survived by his wife, Beth; children, Mickey, Kim, Patti, Doug; daughter-in-law, Sabrina, son-in-law, Steve; grandchildren, Kandis, Jonathon, Serena, Jessica, and Christopher.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday July 8, at Salmon Bay Eagles #2141.

Marie was born November 26, 1913 in Mt. Vernon, Washington and died June 7, 2006. She married Hugo in 1940, who preceded her in death in 2002. They lived in Bellingham after WWII, and moved to Seattle in 1951. Marie was a long time member of Peace Lutheran Church. She enjoyed activities with the Ryther charity, gardening, traveling, time at the cabin and especially time with the family. She is survived by Sue (Don) Bird, Steve (Jan) Holmer, grandchildren Jeff (Cheryl) Bird, Chris (Nicole) Holmer, Andrea (Scott) Holte, and great granddaughter Kyla Holte.

Kenneth J. White, age 71 of West Seattle, Washington, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2006 surrounded by his loving family, after a long and courageous battle with heart and kidney disease.

Born October 12, 1934 in Red Cloud, Nebraska to Ruth and Robert White, he moved to Hood River, Oregon shortly and later moved to Longview, Washington. Ken attended Western State College earning a BA in business and education. Following his graduation, he taught in the local school system and then became director for the YMCA. Ken then built and directed a summer YMCA camp at Mt. St.

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Edwin Robert Willgress, Sr. passed away peacefully at home on June 4, 2006, surrounded by his devoted family. A lifelong resident of Seattle, he was born on June 19, 1919, to Edwin J. Willgress and Rhena Sutherland Willgress. During his youth, he was active in the Boy Scouts, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from Queen Anne High School, and afterward attended the University of Washington. Ed was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Forestry in 1941. He continued his studies as a graduate student in iron and steel, metallography.

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Sheri passed unexpectedly on May 22, 2006, at the age of 45. Born in West Seattle, she was the daughter of Margaret (Parks) Corey and the late Dr. Stuart Stevenson; stepfather, Dr. John Corey, and stepmother, Ginny Stevenson. Sheri is also survived by her brother, Jon Stevenson; step sisters, Nina Diaz and Merry Sterling; stepbrothers, John J. Corey and Mark Corey; and constant companion, Winslow. After graduating from Sealth High School, Sheri remained devoted to working with horses at the former Longacres and current Emerald Downs Race Track.

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2/16/1914 to 6/3/2006

Passed away peacefully June 3, 2006 in Port Angles after an accidental fall. She was on a car trip to Hurricane Ridge enjoying life right to the end. Born Ora Ione Theisen in Sherwood, ND on February 16, 1914. At seven years old she moved to Seattle and graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1932. She was an athlete throughout her life and in High School was voted Best Senior Girl Athlete. In 1939, she won the Seattle Pairs City Roller Skating Championship.